“Almost Blue” by Elvis Costello and The Attractions - album review
| features in: Album Chart of 1981 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1980s |
Stamped with a great big MADE IN NASHVILLE, “Almost Blue” was the first Costello record to categorically displace the artist from the Punk framework. It seems like he’s having a genuine blast on these 12 country covers - and The Attractions are right up for it, aided by the authentic pedal steel guitar of John McFee. The album’s a hit in my book, and houses Elvis’s warmest hour in his extra-ordinarily “Blonde-On-Blonde-esque” treatment of “Good Year For The Roses”.
The Jukebox Rebel
24–Mar–2007
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [01:40]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)? (Hank Williams) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| A2 | [03:00]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson) Country |
| A3 | [02:41]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Success (Johnny Mullins) Country |
| A4 | [03:23]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - I’m Your Toy (Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge) Country |
| A5 | [02:09]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down (Merle Haggard) Country |
| A6 | [02:40]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Brown To Blue (George Jones, Virginia Franks) Country |
| B1 | [03:10]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - A Good Year For The Roses (Jerry Chesnut) Country |
| B2 | [03:02]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Sittin’ And Thinkin’ (Charlie Rich) Country |
| B3 | [02:21]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Colour Of The Blues (Lawton Williams, George Jones) Country |
| B4 | [03:28]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Too Far Gone (Billy Sherrill) Country |
| B5 | [02:15]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Honey Hush (Joe Turner) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B6 | [02:55]  Elvis Costello and The Attractions - How Much I Lied (Gram Parsons, Pam Rifkin) Country |
